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■(TB) 'Helen McGregor '

1946, Graves

'Helen McGregor' (Robert J. Graves, R. 1943) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class- B1M. 'Purissima' X 'Cloud Castle'. Fairmount 1946. High Commendation 1943; Honorable Mention 1946; Award of Merit 1948; American Dykes Medal 1949.

Dr. Graves named this iris in memory of his wife's maiden name.

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"As for Helen McGregor, the pale blue pod sister of Lady Boscawen, it was freely spoken of, both at Roanoke and in New England, as "the iris of the year." A bit slow to reach full height, it makes a magnificent clump when established; it is delightful in both color and form, and sheds rain superbly. Readers of the BULLETIN will doubtless grow weary of superlatives on the subject, and as 160 of them saw it in New England I shall omit further details." John Dolman, Jr., “From Virginia to New Hampshire,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 103 (October 1946): 14-15.
HELEN McGREGOR (Graves, 1946): Its first flower gave no indication of its real worth. A clear pure blue of excellent form; good branching; good substance. Calif. “Varietal Comments” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 103, (October 1946): 61.
 
"I must, I fear, confess to a sense of disappointment in the highly praised Helen McGregor. There is no doubt but that it is a first class doer, but neither the form or the colour were able to stand up to the difficult conditions. The sun bleached the flowers as soon as they opened and the heat collapsed the standards to such an extent that they became limp and flattened. It was possible to appreciate the ethereal effect of the soft cream shading on the haft and also the free flowering qualities of the plant. I should like to see this variety grown in semi-shade." Gwendolyn Anley, (England), American Irises in English Gardens,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 7.
"Helen McGregor (Graves '46) was in beautiful display at the Long's, the first time I had seen it. My instant reaction was "well no wonder," for Helen McGregor has such complete beauty of form and purity of color that it is easy to see why this iris has won such universal applause and why it rates it. The flower is large, the broad petals ruffled, the color a very pure light blue, the stalk is strong, the branching exceptional and the ensemble completely satisfying." David R. Kinnish, O.S.B., (Kansas), “In Kansas, Missouri and Illinois,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 41.
 


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HelenMcGregorAAAA.jpgjpg HelenMcGregorAAAA.jpg manage 24 K 16 Feb 2011 - 16:00 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Argyle Acres
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HelenMcGregor12BHI.jpgjpg HelenMcGregor12BHI.jpg manage 62 K 21 Apr 2012 - 17:06 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
HelenMcGregor02.JPEGJPEG HelenMcGregor02.JPEG manage 23 K 10 May 2014 - 16:07 Main.TLaurin Photo courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
HelenMcGregor03.jpgjpg HelenMcGregor03.jpg manage 42 K 06 Jun 2014 - 19:36 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection
helenmcgrego04.jpgjpg helenmcgrego04.jpg manage 50 K 21 Jul 2014 - 22:59 Main.TLaurin Photo by Damon Gardens
helenmcgregor01.jpgjpg helenmcgregor01.jpg manage 44 K 21 Aug 2014 - 19:27 Main.TLaurin Photo by Iris City Gardens
helenmc01.JPGJPG helenmc01.JPG manage 71 K 21 Jan 2015 - 02:45 Main.TLaurin Photo by Kate Brewitt-Aurora Borealis Iris Garden, Aurora, ON Canada
HelenMcGregor04.JPGJPG HelenMcGregor04.JPG manage 144 K 25 Aug 2016 - 18:59 Main.TLaurin Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot
HelenMcGregor01.jpgjpg HelenMcGregor01.jpg manage 222 K 11 Apr 2017 - 00:05 Main.TLaurin Photo by Damon Gardens
helenmcgregor1.JPGJPG helenmcgregor1.JPG manage 406 K 13 Oct 2020 - 02:41 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the 1949 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin
HelenMcGregor11.JPGJPG HelenMcGregor11.JPG manage 69 K 18 Aug 2021 - 19:25 Main.TLaurin Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Topic revision: r41 - 03 Apr 2022, TLaurin
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